The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

To me, this movie is perfection.

Simply A Masterpiece

One of my all time favorites.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

'The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)' is a slow-paced sci-fi thriller, a pioneer of both the overall genre and much of the traditional 'flying saucer' imagery. It places most of the emphasis on discussing the morals of a cold-war world and acts as a cry to disarm nuclear weaponry. Sparing use of impressive special effects, a unique electronic score and some interesting concepts make this an entertaining watch, even if it is occasionally a bit dull and has a very rushed ending. 6/10

The movie was made one year before I was born. I remember seeing it for the first time when I was very young. It enthralled me. It still does. It installed a sense of the important of science and of the greater universe. It launched me in the direction of loving space and I ended up becoming a doctor. I am serious. It did exactly what a movie is supposed to do change our minds.

The Day The Earth Stood Still has its glamours in music, acting, and special effects; however, its various plot holes, blatant thematic message, and poor character design stop it from the rank of classics. On the bright side, the film certainly did well in its imagination and is very bold in depicting the alien. Some of the special effects and props are not very bad. Costuming is far from convincing, but would be quite impressive considering the time. My biggest problem with it has nothing to do with tech stuffs. The story is not good. Many films, new or old, indulge themselves in conveying the theme and completely forget that they are always firstly telling a story. This film tells an okay story, but its narrative devices are naive even to that time period. This is also a good example of a film forcing its theme out. You can see how the film is trying to urge humans to give up strives, but not in a subtle way like Gone in the Wind, but in a way that is said out by the main character at the end of the film. Overall, it is not a bad film, but not a good one. Just to add a small point, the robot has been noteworthy, and is kind of a pleasant surprise.

The movie is very relevant in the modern era. The human race is is killing each other and put a threat to its's own existence through war and deadly weapons.An alien comes to earth to warn us. They are have no problem to the destruction we make our-self. But, the are concerned about the peace of the universe out there. If the people on earth continue like this, and the biggest threat- nuclear weapon, the Alien's will be forced to demolish the earth itself.A very well made and interesting movie. For Those who have seen the Keanu Reeves-Scott Derrickson version, this will give you a relaxation. A must watch. Highly recommended.#KiduMovie